Recognised as Colour

#B488CE

#B488CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B488CE is a violet with RGB values 180, 136, 206 and HSL 278°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B488CE#B488CE

HEX#B488CE

RGBrgb(180, 136, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5333, 0.8078

RGB percentages70.6%, 53.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(277.7, 41.7%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 34%, 80.8%)

CMYK12.6%, 34%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,831,502

CSS custom property--colour: #B488CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#4B7731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C96D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#869ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B291A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.1 Medium purple · ΔE 23.1 Orchid · ΔE 26.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2 Violet · ΔE 28.4 Thistle · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A2CE88

Analogous#9188CE, #CE88C5

Triadic#CEB488, #88CEB4

Split complementary#C5CE88, #88CE91

Tetradic#CE9188, #A2CE88, #88C5CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F4FB

Lighter +20%#E2D0EC

Lighter +10%#CBACDD

Darker −10%#9D64BF

Darker −20%#8546AA

Darker −30%#693786

Darker −40%#4C2862

More saturated +25%#B973E3

Less saturated −25%#AF9DB9

Channel breakdown

R180

G136

B206

Red180 (70.6%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue277.71°

Saturation (HSL)41.67%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 88 · B CE

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B488Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
5,415.4 g/mol
489 atoms

B488Ce has a molar mass of 5,415.4 g/mol, made up of 489 atoms across 2 elements: 488 × B, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,415.4 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule489

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.9924833 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1120399 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B97.4%

Ce2.6%

Boron (B × 488)5,275.28 g/mol, 97.413%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 2.587%

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